Pierre Guédron (c. 1570 in Châteaudun – c. 1620 in Paris), was a French singer and composer known for writing Airs de cour (including Cessés mortels de soupirer). Guédron's Est-ce Mars (1613) was especially popular and is known in versions by Sweelinck (keyboard), Scheidt (5 part strings) and Vallet (4 lutes of different sizes). Works 6 books of Airs de cour à quatre et cinq parties Airs de différents autheurs mis en tablature de luth 1602: Ballet sur la Naissance de Monseigneur le duc de Vendosme 1610: Ballet de Monseigneur le duc de Vendosme oder Ballet d’Alcine 1613: Ballet de Madame 1614: Ballet des Argonautes 1615: Ballet du Triomphe de Minerve 1615: Ballet de Monsieur le Prince 1617: Ballet du Roy ou Ballet de la Délivrance de Renaud 1618: Ballet des Princes 1619: Ballet du Roy sur L’Adventure de Tancrède en la forest enchantée Editions available There is a large CNRS library edition of Air de cour. Garland published a facsimile of the original print which is now out of print. References French male classical composers French Baroque composers French ballet composers Renaissance composers People from Châteaudun 1570s births 1620s deaths 17th-century classical composers 17th-century male musicians